WTF is with these people leaving their boats in the water?

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  • SuckOnThis
    So Fucking Banned
    • Oct 2003
    • 6844

    #1

    WTF is with these people leaving their boats in the water?

    Am I missing something here? You know for days a hurricane is coming, why in the fuck do all these people leave their boat docked?
  • Fake Nick
    So Fucking Banned
    • Jul 2004
    • 7708

    #2
    you don't live in florida so shut up

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    • Tempest
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • May 2004
      • 10217

      #3
      Originally posted by SuckOnThis
      Am I missing something here? You know for days a hurricane is coming, why in the fuck do all these people leave their boat docked?
      From what I heard, as long as the boat is a certain size it should be "fine". It's the smaller ones that would be a problem and if you watched the newcasts you would notice that few smaller boats could be seen.

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      • HairToStay
        Confirmed User
        • Oct 2002
        • 1521

        #4
        They had a live report on CNN last night, doing a normal report then they noticed a 3.5 million dollar yacht had broken free of its mooring. CNN nailed it live! With only one engine, no ballast and the waves pounding the boat, they got it close to a piling, threw a rope over it, and it promptly pulled the piling right out of the water. Came back, managed to tie it down, even after all anchors had ripped right of the sea.

        The guy had steel balls and really knew what he was doing.
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        • Persius
          Tap into MOBILE!
          • Jul 2003
          • 11779

          #5
          Originally posted by Fake Nick
          you don't live in florida so shut up

          your gay and all your posts are useless.. go die

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          • mikesouth
            Confirmed User
            • Jun 2003
            • 6337

            #6
            This question from someone who obviouslyy has no idea what it takes to get even a relatively small sail boat out of the water...you see they have this thing that protrudes from the bottom called a keel and its often at least half the length of the boat...starting to get the picture?
            Mike South

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            • fr33s3x
              Confirmed User
              • Apr 2003
              • 5064

              #7
              Originally posted by HairToStay
              They had a live report on CNN last night, doing a normal report then they noticed a 3.5 million dollar yacht had broken free of its mooring. CNN nailed it live! With only one engine, no ballast and the waves pounding the boat, they got it close to a piling, threw a rope over it, and it promptly pulled the piling right out of the water. Came back, managed to tie it down, even after all anchors had ripped right of the sea.

              The guy had steel balls and really knew what he was doing.
              wow. That's amazing

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              • mardigras
                Bon temps!
                • Feb 2003
                • 14194

                #8
                Many folks can't drop everything to sail them to safety, they are at the mercy of their tiedowns.
                .

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                • jade_dragon
                  Confirmed User
                  • May 2004
                  • 1737

                  #9
                  Yeah getting your boat into dry dock is costly and take lots of time, that time is better spent getting your house secure, vehicle fueled and getting out of town if you are going to leave. If the boat is in the water it will probably take less damage than getting hit by trees and stuff while sitting in the racks.
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